. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. Fig. 311. ijlwi deUes pqpetue, Night Hawk J its popular name, retires to rest at - jt'^ the close of twilight, when it can no Ceryle aleyon, kT -J, • J. I Ti Belted KiDtf-fisher, y. nger discern its insect Its sharp squeak is occasionally varied by a loud, booming sound, emitted when its downward flight is arrested during a swoop near the surface of the earth.;]; Its two eggs are usually laid on a rock or some place exposed to the sun, without any nest, though the mother broods them assiduously, fluttering away, when alarmed, as though wounded. If d
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. Fig. 311. ijlwi deUes pqpetue, Night Hawk J its popular name, retires to rest at - jt'^ the close of twilight, when it can no Ceryle aleyon, kT -J, • J. I Ti Belted KiDtf-fisher, y. nger discern its insect Its sharp squeak is occasionally varied by a loud, booming sound, emitted when its downward flight is arrested during a swoop near the surface of the earth.;]; Its two eggs are usually laid on a rock or some place exposed to the sun, without any nest, though the mother broods them assiduously, fluttering away, when alarmed, as though wounded. If dis- turbed, it will, like the whippoorwill, carry off the eggs or young in its capa^ cious mouth to another locality. The 117/ ippoorivill AntrostSmusmoifirus.''^o-cviiw. J. is silent during the day, * The Night Hawk and Whippoorwill are commonly believed to be identical. They are really, however, distinct not only in color markings, hut also generically, thus: PAPRIMl II nn>f $ WITHOUT BRISTLES. Tail narrow, forked : Night Hawh. L,«rKIIVlUHjlU/C. J (i,>pE WITH BRISTLES. Tail Ijroad, rounded ; WliippoorwiU. t Its singular habit of perching lengthwise on a limb or rail is well known ; but in confinement it often perches across a finger, or the back of a chair. X The former sound is produced by its vocal organs; the latter, by a quick, vibrating motion of Ihe Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. New York, Chicago [etc. ] A. S. Barnes & Company
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